Singapore legislation
Regulation 15A
Regulation 15A
Examinations for dentists
Subregulation 1
An examination referred to in section 14A(2) of the Act shall be in such subjects as the Council may from time to time determine, and may include —
oral and written examinations in the basic principles of surgery, medicine and pathology, as applied to dentistry;
oral and written examinations in dentistry; and
practical examinations in clinical dentistry.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of conducting the examination referred to in paragraph (1), the Council may —
appoint a Committee of Examiners; or
make arrangements with the Faculty of Dentistry of the National University of Singapore.
Subregulation 2A
The examination shall consist of 3 parts, being Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.
Subregulation 3
The date and place of each part of the examination shall be appointed by the Council.
Subregulation 4
An applicant who is required by the Council to undergo the examination —
must sit for and pass all the 3 parts of the examination in sequence in order to pass the examination;
shall be entitled to sit for Part 2 of the examination only after having sat for and passed Part 1 of the examination;
shall be entitled to sit for Part 3 of the examination only after having sat for and passed both Part 1 and Part 2 of the examination; and
shall be entitled to only 2 attempts at each part of the examination and the second attempt must be taken within a period of 12 months after the date on which the first attempt was taken.